All posts tagged "2016 Rio Olympics"
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2016 Rio Olympics
/ 8 years agoXI WoSo Moment of 2016: USWNT makes earliest exit in world tournament
After the United States women’s national team’s stunning run to become the 2015 World Cup champions, many fans around the world...
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International
/ 8 years agoHedvig Lindahl reflects on Sweden’s Olympic run
LONDON, ENGLAND – It’s been just over one month since all the memorable moments from the Rio Olympic Women’s Football tournament....
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News
/ 8 years agoHope Solo’s U.S. Soccer contract terminated, suspended six months
U.S. Soccer on Wednesday suspended Hope Solo from the team for six months, effective immediately, for comments she made to the...
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2016 Rio Olympics
/ 8 years agoLauletta: Takeaways from the Rio 2016 Olympics
Germany’s 2-1 victory over Sweden on Friday at the Maracana put an end to the 2016 Olympic tournament and sent global...
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2016 Rio Olympics
/ 8 years agoGold Medal preview: Germany, Sweden to battle it out
THE MATCHUP: Germany and, much to many soccer fans chagrin, Sweden, will face off Friday in the gold medal match at...
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2016 Rio Olympics
/ 8 years agoTheivam: Like them or not, Sweden must be respected
Cast your mind back to the end of the group stage at this Olympic women’s football tournament. Sweden, the pantomime villain...
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2016 Rio Olympics
/ 8 years agoBrazil-Sweden preview: Can Sweden use U.S. blueprint to win again?
Being called a “coward” is not quite the same as being dubbed a “chicken”, but even if Brazil spends the hours...
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Analysis
/ 8 years agoUSWNT: Three questions after Olympic disappointment
Now a full weekend has gone by since the United States’ shocking exit from the Olympics in the quarterfinals against Sweden....
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Analysis
/ 8 years agoDorrance: Domination no assurance of victory
Statistics can be used in the same way a drunk uses a light pole – for support instead of illumination. However,...
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2016 Rio Olympics
/ 8 years agoUSWNT Things Learned: Lots of mistakes, but hard to win them all
History may have a knack of repeating itself, even if the permutations may not end up being exact replicas of each...